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Nightmare Tales by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Dec 04, 2025

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Nightmare Tales by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky audiobook.

Genre: horror

Before she became famous as the co-founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky also turned her sharp eye toward fiction, producing uncanny tales that hover between ghost story, mystery, and metaphysical thought experiment. Nightmare Tales gathers a set of eerie narratives in which ordinary life cracks open to reveal doubles, strange echoes, haunted objects, and visions that refuse to be dismissed as mere superstition. In one story, a bedridden narrator in a somber Rhine town finds himself drawn into a disturbing account that blurs the line between memory and manifestation. Elsewhere, skeptical observers confront phenomena that challenge their certainty: a shadow-self that seems to act with its own will, a cavern that answers human voices with something more than sound, an encounter on the frozen edge of the world, and a violin whose music suggests an unnerving presence within. Across these stories, Blavatsky builds tension less through gore than through psychological pressure and spiritual ambiguity, asking what the unseen might demand of the living, and what a person risks when curiosity becomes invocation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:19) Chapter 01

(00:47:17) Chapter 02

(01:54:00) Chapter 03

(02:16:05) Chapter 04

(02:35:24) Chapter 05

(02:43:33) Chapter 06

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The Re-creation of Brian Kent by Harold Bell Wright ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Dec 03, 2025

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The Re-creation of Brian Kent by Harold Bell Wright audiobook.

Genre: drama

Brian Kent is a respectable young bank clerk on the outside, but inside he is fraying under pressure, temptation, and a marriage that drains his courage. When a desperate choice leaves him on the run and sick with remorse, Brian tries to vanish into the dark current of a dangerous river, hoping the water will erase what he has done. Instead, the river delivers him into the rough, beautiful Ozarks and into the care of two unlikely guardians: Judy, a sharp-eyed local girl with her own scars, and Auntie Sue, an aging schoolteacher whose plainspoken kindness hides a fierce moral strength. As Brian hides from the law and from his own self-contempt, he is put to work, drawn into a small community, and challenged to rebuild his body, his conscience, and his sense of purpose. But renewal is not simple. Old habits and old lies do not stay buried, and as affection grows between Brian and the spirited Betty Jo, jealousy and suspicion stir. With his past closing in and the river ever present as both threat and symbol, Brian must decide what it truly means to be re-created.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:27) Chapter 02

(00:31:38) Chapter 03

(00:53:36) Chapter 04

(00:58:31) Chapter 05

(01:19:57) Chapter 06

(01:33:54) Chapter 07

(01:51:24) Chapter 08

(02:10:22) Chapter 09

(02:31:25) Chapter 10

(02:50:04) Chapter 11

(03:15:08) Chapter 12

(03:24:14) Chapter 13

(03:47:10) Chapter 14

(04:14:59) Chapter 15

(04:34:40) Chapter 16

(04:54:15) Chapter 17

(05:08:33) Chapter 18

(05:19:39) Chapter 19

(05:37:12) Chapter 20

(05:54:24) Chapter 21

(06:18:13) Chapter 22

(06:35:02) Chapter 23

(07:03:10) Chapter 24

(07:11:02) Chapter 25

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Biddy and the Silver Man by Harlan Ellison ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Dec 02, 2025

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Biddy and the Silver Man by Harlan Ellison audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In the sunblasted Arizona desert, twelve-year-old Biddy passes her days making up adventures with her burro, Buck, pushing past the limits of a leg brace and the pain of polio. Sage Bend is small, harsh, and quick to judge, but Biddy has learned to meet the world head-on - especially when the wide, empty country beyond town still feels like it belongs to her. Everything changes when she and Buck discover a hidden cave containing a strange machine and a wounded man named Joe, who insists he is from the 'sky bloc.' Joe is unlike anyone Biddy has ever met: guarded, frightened, and capable of something that looks an awful lot like a miracle. When Joe heals Biddy, wonder spreads through Sage Bend - and so does suspicion. To the townspeople, the unknown is a threat, and their fear curdles into prejudice and violence. As the community closes in, Biddy must decide what she believes, what she is willing to risk, and whether a child with a stubborn heart can stand against a mob.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:24) Chapter 02

(00:15:54) Chapter 03

(00:27:35) Chapter 04

(00:39:52) Chapter 05

(00:45:13) Chapter 06

(00:58:27) Chapter 07

(01:09:43) Chapter 08

(01:17:22) Chapter 09

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The Virgin of the Sun by H. Rider Haggard ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Dec 01, 2025

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The Virgin of the Sun by H. Rider Haggard audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In The Virgin of the Sun, H. Rider Haggard carries listeners to a turbulent Egypt where old gods, rising faiths, and imperial ambitions collide. At the center is Neter-Tua, a young princess of royal blood whose beauty and perceived sanctity earn her the title 'the Virgin of the Sun' and make her both a symbol and a prize in a land on edge. As factions maneuver for power, she is drawn into a dangerous web of prophecy, politics, and devotion that tests the limits of duty and desire. Her fate becomes entangled with a small band of outsiders, including a capable warrior and a wandering figure with secrets of his own, whose loyalties are constantly questioned as the stakes climb from personal survival to the future of kingdoms. Moving through temples, desert roads, and courts thick with intrigue, the story blends romance, spiritual conflict, and high adventure, asking what it means to be chosen, what is owed to love, and how far people will go to shape history when the world they know is changing.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:42:55) Chapter 01

(01:09:33) Chapter 02

(01:36:00) Chapter 03

(02:08:01) Chapter 04

(02:49:16) Chapter 05

(03:19:21) Chapter 06

(03:54:35) Chapter 07

(04:29:08) Chapter 08

(05:02:51) Chapter 09

(05:29:24) Chapter 10

(05:58:37) Chapter 11

(06:29:45) Chapter 12

(07:02:11) Chapter 13

(07:30:04) Chapter 14

(08:09:25) Chapter 15

(08:35:40) Chapter 16

(09:05:20) Chapter 17

(09:32:51) Chapter 18

(10:00:23) Chapter 19

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The Lady of Blossholme by H. Rider Haggard ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Nov 29, 2025

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The Lady of Blossholme by H. Rider Haggard audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In Tudor England, with Henry VIII's rule tightening and the north simmering with unrest, the quiet lands around Blossholme Abbey become a battleground. Sir John Foterell, stubborn lord of the district, discovers that Abbot Clement Maldon is using law, bribery, and fear to seize the Foterell inheritance and bankroll a dangerous cause. When Sir John's defiance brings deadly consequences, the burden falls on his daughter, Cicely, newly thrust into the role of Lady of Blossholme. Courageous yet unprepared for the ruthless games of churchmen and courtiers, Cicely must defend her home, her people, and her own reputation as Maldon's plots close in. At her side are Emlyn, her fierce and faithful foster-mother, and Sir Christopher Harflete, the man Cicely has loved since childhood, whose loyalty is tested by separation, suspicion, and violence. From abbey dungeons and courtroom accusations to the shadowed roads leading toward Thomas Cromwell and the King's presence, H. Rider Haggard blends romance, peril, and political intrigue into a sweeping tale of faith and power, and of a woman fighting to keep what is hers.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:41) Chapter 02

(00:50:25) Chapter 03

(01:15:47) Chapter 04

(01:40:57) Chapter 05

(02:16:17) Chapter 06

(02:44:28) Chapter 07

(03:17:13) Chapter 08

(03:41:32) Chapter 09

(04:07:41) Chapter 10

(04:34:36) Chapter 11

(05:04:38) Chapter 12

(05:35:04) Chapter 13

(06:06:30) Chapter 14

(06:34:04) Chapter 15

(07:05:01) Chapter 16

(07:30:44) Chapter 17

(08:00:34) Chapter 18

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Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Nov 28, 2025

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Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft audiobook.

Genre: horror

In Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft turns from fiction to criticism, offering a sweeping guided tour of the eerie, the uncanny, and the otherworldly across centuries of storytelling. Written with the authority of a master practitioner, the essay traces how supernatural terror evolved from early folklore and Gothic romance into modern weird fiction, and it argues for fear of the unknown as the genre's most enduring power. Along the way, Lovecraft highlights key writers, landmark tales, and shifting cultural moods, drawing connections between atmosphere, suggestion, and the careful crafting of dread. His voice is both scholarly and intensely personal: he praises what works, explains why certain stories linger in the imagination, and champions a tradition devoted to mood over mere shock. Part history lesson, part manifesto, and part reading roadmap, this classic work invites listeners to see horror not as escapism but as an art of evocation - a literature of shadows, thresholds, and the vastness beyond human certainty.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:59) Chapter 02

(00:20:19) Chapter 03

(00:34:34) Chapter 04

(00:46:29) Chapter 05

(01:04:54) Chapter 06

(01:18:16) Chapter 07

(01:34:37) Chapter 08

(02:06:17) Chapter 09

(02:28:49) Chapter 10

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The Horla by Guy de Maupassant ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Nov 27, 2025

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The Horla by Guy de Maupassant audiobook.

Genre: horror

In The Horla, Guy de Maupassant delivers a chilling psychological tale told through the private journal of a well-to-do man living quietly in late 19th century France. At first, his days are filled with ordinary pleasures: his home, the river, passing ships, and the comfort of routine. Then small disturbances begin to intrude - restless nights, strange sensations, and an unsettling feeling that he is no longer alone. As the entries continue, the narrator becomes convinced that an invisible presence has attached itself to him, feeding on his strength and bending his will. Desperate to prove he is not imagining it, he turns to observation, medical advice, and the era's new language of science, only to find each explanation slipping through his grasp. His rational mind clashes with mounting terror as he tries to name and understand the thing he calls the Horla. Tense, intimate, and claustrophobic, this short classic explores obsession, the fragility of sanity, and the frightening possibility that the greatest monster might be the one no one else can see.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:14) Chapter 02

(00:33:51) Chapter 03

(00:54:53) Chapter 04

(01:19:54) Chapter 05

(01:38:23) Chapter 06

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The Gargoyle by Greye La Spina ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Nov 26, 2025

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The Gargoyle by Greye La Spina audiobook.

Genre: horror

From the lurid brilliance of Weird Tales comes Greye La Spina's Gothic occult thriller, a headlong descent into a castle where reason is a thin shield. Luke Porter, a working painter with a practical mind, is approached by the flamboyant and unsettling Cagliostro Moderno, an amateur mystic who insists he has uncovered something monstrous at remote Fanewold Castle. Luke expects a crank and a curiosity, not the steady drumbeat of coincidences and warnings that seem to herd them toward the castle gates - and toward a presence Moderno fears to name. Inside Fanewold, whispers of black magic cling to the stonework. A cloaked figure known only as The Master moves in secrecy, preaching devotion to Lucifer and tightening his influence over his young cousin, Sybil, whose innocence makes her the perfect focus for an unthinkable rite. With only fragments of evidence, a growing sense of spiritual peril, and the wary help of Sybil's handmaid, Alden, Luke must decide how far a skeptic will go when faced with forces that do not care whether he believes. As the castle's shadows lengthen, temptation, obsession, and courage collide in a race against a ritual already set in motion.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:15) Chapter 02

(00:30:40) Chapter 03

(00:47:37) Chapter 04

(01:03:38) Chapter 05

(01:21:02) Chapter 06

(01:32:22) Chapter 07

(01:52:19) Chapter 08

(02:07:26) Chapter 09

(02:22:16) Chapter 10

(02:40:13) Chapter 11

(02:54:59) Chapter 12

(03:05:35) Chapter 13

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Exit Betty by Grace Livingston Hill ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Nov 25, 2025

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Exit Betty by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook.

Genre: romance

On a rain-slick November night, Elizabeth 'Betty' Stanhope arrives at church dressed in satin and dread. Groomed to obey and desperate to please her late father's memory, she has been pushed toward a marriage she does not want - to the imposing Herbert Hutton, a man she has long feared. When the ceremony begins, Betty's terror finally breaks through the polished surface of society, and a sudden collapse gives her one narrow chance to escape. She runs into the city, a runaway bride with no plan, no allies, and no idea how to live outside the guarded world of wealth. Her lifeline comes from an unexpected place: Jane Carson, a quick-witted factory girl who hides Betty, swaps her out of her wedding finery, and helps her disappear into ordinary life. As Betty learns what work, friendship, and faith look like far from drawing rooms, the hunt intensifies. Rumors spread, newspapers print headlines, and a rich reward turns the entire city into watchful eyes. With danger closing in and the threat of being dragged back hanging over every step, Betty must decide who she can trust, what freedom will demand of her, and whether she has the courage to claim a future of her own making.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:42) Chapter 02

(00:35:47) Chapter 03

(00:59:51) Chapter 04

(01:16:43) Chapter 05

(01:31:37) Chapter 06

(01:47:56) Chapter 07

(02:02:00) Chapter 08

(02:24:10) Chapter 09

(02:44:32) Chapter 10

(02:58:17) Chapter 11

(03:13:43) Chapter 12

(03:30:30) Chapter 13

(03:55:48) Chapter 14

(04:14:09) Chapter 15

(04:34:08) Chapter 16

(04:52:33) Chapter 17

(05:05:55) Chapter 18

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According to the Pattern by Grace Livingston Hill ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Nov 24, 2025

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According to the Pattern by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook.

Genre: romance

When Miriam Winthrop first senses that something is shifting in her home, she tries to dismiss it as tiredness, imagination, anything but the truth. She is a devoted wife and mother, certain that the vows she made to her husband, Claude, mean more than social fashion or passing excitement. Then a chance glimpse confirms her fear: Claude has been drawn into the orbit of another woman, and Miriam is left facing a heartbreak that threatens not only her marriage, but the security of her children and the foundations of her faith. Refusing to surrender to bitterness or despair, Miriam sets herself a daunting task: to step into the glittering, cutting world that is stealing her husband, and to meet its sophistication on its own terms without losing her soul. As appearances, gossip, and temptation press in, Miriam must decide what love looks like when it is tested, and how to live with integrity when the people closest to her seem to be changing. Grace Livingston Hill weaves a tense, tender story of marriage under strain, moral courage, and the quiet battle to keep a home together when the world calls it old-fashioned.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:29) Chapter 02

(00:35:35) Chapter 03

(00:56:27) Chapter 04

(01:13:20) Chapter 05

(01:30:08) Chapter 06

(01:45:17) Chapter 07

(02:04:21) Chapter 08

(02:20:00) Chapter 09

(02:36:18) Chapter 10

(02:52:16) Chapter 11

(03:06:23) Chapter 12

(03:24:03) Chapter 13

(03:38:56) Chapter 14

(03:55:09) Chapter 15

(04:09:23) Chapter 16

(04:24:25) Chapter 17

(04:38:04) Chapter 18

(04:50:56) Chapter 19

(05:08:46) Chapter 20

(05:23:29) Chapter 21

(05:38:12) Chapter 22

(05:50:13) Chapter 23

(06:07:18) Chapter 24

(06:25:48) Chapter 25

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